More than 10 bcm of natural gas accumulated in Ukrainian underground storage facilities
More than 10 billion cubic meters has already been accumulated in Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities, and these volumes are growing.
Economy
PM Shmyhal: Sum of infrastructure damages has reached $104B
The sum of infrastructure damages has already reached $104 billion. At least 45 million square meters of housing, 656 hospitals, more than 1,200 educational institutions, nearly 25,000 kilometers of roads, 300 bridges, and 12 airports have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian strikes.
Trading platform set up in EU to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports
The European Commission, jointly with V_labs and Rail Cargo Group, has launched the Grainlane trading platform, which will help optimize grain exports from Ukraine to EU member states.
Destroyed Kremenchuk Refinery can’t be restored this year
The Kremenchuk Oil Refinery which was once again hit by Russian missiles Saturday, June 18, will not be restored this year, while talks about the repair of the local combined heat and power plant (CHPP) are yet to be held.
17 June 2022
Sowing campaign completed in Ukraine
A total of 13.4 million hectares, or 95% of the projected area, have been sown with spring crops in Ukraine.
Zelensky calls on Europe not to trade with Russia so as not to fuel aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is convinced that Europe's security is impossible without liberation from the chains of dependence that Russia has been creating for decades.
Ukraine’s Gas TSO, Energy Ministry call on European Parliament to support Nord Stream 1 shutdown
Gas TSO of Ukraine and the Energy Ministry have proposed that the members of the European Parliament support the suspension of Russian gas transit via the Nord Stream 1 pipe.
German economy ministry: independence from Russian gas can only be achieved through “national effort”
Germany could get rid of Russian gas dependency only through a national effort, both at the level of federal, state, and local authorities, as well as at that of private companies and households. By 2024, Germany is able to cut Russian gas consumption to a mere 10%.
President Zelensky: Europe must now switch to life without Russian gas
Russia has again raised gas prices in Europe, and this is another argument in favor of the fact that Europe must refuse gas supplies from the Russian Federation.
16 June 2022
Romania ensured transit of over 1 million tonnes of grain from Ukraine - Iohannis
Romania has ensured the transit of more than one million tonnes of grain from Ukraine since the start of Russia's all-out offensive.
Ambassador Prystaiko calls on British companies Unilever, OSTC to exit Russian market
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko has said he is disappointed that well-known British companies Unilever and OSTC continue to do business in Russia.
Poland could build storage facilities for Ukrainian grain
It may take three to four months to set up temporary storage facilities for Ukrainian grain in Poland.
15 June 2022
Ukraine offers U.S. 'lend-lease' agreement on LNG supplies - Foreign Policy
Ukraine has offered the United States a "lend-lease" agreement on the supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to get about six billion cubic meters of fuel.
Ukraine offers U.S. lend-lease plan for LNG supplies
Ukrainian officials have proposed that their U.S. partners supply liquefied natural gas to Ukraine under a lend-lease deal to make sure the nation secures at least 6 billion cubic meters ahead of the heating season.
Agrarian ministry: Ukraine preparing Plan B in case seaports can’t be unblocked for exports
Ukraine is already preparing additional grain storage facilities, which will help in the absence of exports through the country’s ports to preserve both last year's residues and the new crops, which will be actively harvested in a month.
14 June 2022
U.S. working on plan to deliver grain from Ukraine by rail - Biden
The United States, along with its allies and partners, is working to implement an alternative scheme for exporting grain from Ukraine by rail, which involves building temporary grain silos on Ukraine's borders.
EU considers offering Ukraine temporary grain storage capacities
The governments of EU member states are considering providing Ukraine with temporary modular structures for storing harvested grain.
Russia cuts gas supplies through Nord Stream by 40%
Russia's state monopoly Gazprom has said it is cutting natural gas supplies to the Nord Stream pipeline by 40 percent, citing breached repair deadlines by Siemens.
EU removes three more Russian banks from SWIFT
On June 14, the European Union cuts off Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, Russian Agricultural Bank, and Credit Bank of Moscow from SWIFT international payments system as part of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over its aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine, U.S. sign memorandum on cooperation in agriculture
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed a memorandum on cooperation in agriculture, the ministry's press service has told Ukrinform.
Ukraine's Makariv, Germany's Wandlitz sign partnership agreement - ambassador
The communities of the Ukrainian village of Makariv in the Kyiv region and the German village of Wandlitz in the state of Brandenburg will cooperate as part of technical assistance projects to Ukraine.
U.S. to allocate $7.6B to tackle food crisis over next years
The United States, together will allies and partners, will act decisively in response to challenges posed by the global food crisis, which has accelerated after Russia unleashed the war against Ukraine.
Nord Stream 1 must be shut down - German, French MEPs
One of the tools that the European Union can and should use to stop Russia's war against Ukraine and ensure the inviolability of Ukrainian borders is to stop the gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
13 June 2022
Ukraine expects to harvest up to 50M tonnes of grain this year
According to preliminary forecasts, the potential production of grain on the existing sown areas in Ukraine will be 48-50 million tonnes.
New maritime route: Ship with Ukrainian corn arrives in Spain - CNN
A ship carrying 18,000 tonnes of Ukrainian corn arrived early on June 13 at Spain's northwestern port of A Coruña, using a new maritime route.
Ukraine’s economy not yet ready to return to floating exchange rate - NBU
The economy is not yet ready to return to floating exchange rates, the National Bank reports.
Russian invaders steal freight cars loaded with ore from Zaporizhzhia Region
In Zaporizhzhia Region, Russian invaders have stolen 54 railway freight cars loaded with ore from Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant PJSC.
Zelensky announces duty-free regime with Britain
The duty-free regime with the UK will soon be launched, trade liberalization with Australia is expected.
12 June 2022
Russia’s arrested assets of should be confiscated now - Podoliak
Mikhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, stressed the need to confiscate the seized assets of the Russian Federation, as Russia, the power that is waging the war of aggression, must pay for destroyed households, lost property, massacres, and other horrific consequences of the full-scale invasion.